TTC, Ovulating, Etc...

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

I looked through ljskeek briefly as I don't have a whole lot of time to research right now. I am looking to have another baby, and got my IUD taken out in June (after only having it for 10 months). I took Orthotricyclen for a month and a half afterwards, but not regularly or every day. 2, almost 3 weeks ago I stopped taking BC all together in hopes of getting pregnant. I have no idea how long it generally takes to get pregnant after being on so many hormonal birth controls.

My main question is: I'm using an ovulation calendar (it's crazy how regular my periods have been regardless of all the changes in hormones) and it says I am fertile today and am ovulating on Sept. 4th - assuming that the hormones from b/c are out of my system, how good of a chance do I have of getting pregnant from the sex last night? I know sperm can live up to 5 days. I also plan on having sex more this weekend..

I hope this makes sense to someone out there :) I am having insane baby fever right now and feel like it's such a good time to add to our family that I'm overly excited and anxious!

Comments

[danalea83.livejournal.com]

You could always use FAM to get pregnant. Check out www.tcoyf.com for info about it. Basically you take your basal body temp and check your cervix everyday and you will be able to tell when you're fertile and all that. Good luck! Oh and I got pregnant my first cycle after the patch, so its totally possible to get pregnant right after getting off hormonal birth control. Oh and sperm CAN live for up to 5 days, but that's extreme...I'd say normal is a day or 2 depending on your cervical fluid at the time.

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

hmm ok, so I will try and have as much sex as possible before and on the 4th. :D Thanks!

[hardspacecore.livejournal.com]

I can't really offer too much info as I haven't had a baby yet or tried, I just wanted to say keep at it and GOOD LUCK!!! :) That's so exciting

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I'm way too excited already - thinking about names, etc.

[scien.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how long it generally takes to get pregnant after being on so many hormonal birth controls.

You can get pregnant immediately after getting an IUD removed or going off the pill. It takes some people longer to adjust, but not everyone. I'm afraid I don't know much about TTC so I can't really estimate your chances but I do know that there's no need to fret about the fact that you've previously used hormonal birth control.

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

That's good, because the first time we got pregnant it didn't take much (I even took the morning after pill.. late, on the 2nd or 3rd day, he's a miracle baby of sorts lol).. I was really hoping it wouldn't take long for the second. :) Thanks!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Hell, I got pregnant ON the pill, after YEARS of consistant use. :-p

Good luck and *baby dust*

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

Thanks honeybunches :) I love your icon, it's adorable!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

And that baby is the "lets not try anoymore" after two losses. :/

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

aw :( he (?) is very cute.. it's hard to tell gener with the tiny picture, so I apologize if it's not a he!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

He's a boy. That picture was the night he was born, august 10th, 2005. He's a bit older now, but JUST as bald. :-p

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

my son took two years to get some decent hair ;)

[n0ts0glamer0us.livejournal.com]

I also just wanted to say that your icon is b-e-a-utiful!

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

If you're already having regular cycles, I can almost guarantee you that you are ovulating.

Periods on the pill are caused by the body bleeding in response to the withdrawal of the artificial hormones. So is your first period after stopping HBC.

While it can take weeks (up to 12 for some women) to have another period after stopping HBC, that's because the ovaries are struggling a bit to wake up and resume their natural cycle following their extended HBC-induced sleep.

However, if you're not on HBC, there wouldn't be anything to trigger menstruation and bleeding without ovulation. So yes, if your periods have been regular since stopping HBC, you are most likely ovulating and can assume you are currently fertile.

As for the second part... you could get pregnant from sex last night if you ovulate on September 4, but those chances are not necessarily high. Sperm can live up to five days (some experts even say as many as seven), but that's more of an upper range limit... the norm is more like 2-3 days. So you definitely want to have intercourse until you ovulate.

[xchristine.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :) I am going to pounce on the hubby tonight after I get off of work!